People come to art residencies for all kids of reasons, but those reasons all come back to one thing: work. First and foremost artists want to create. This may be influenced by what they experience here. It may include collaboration with other creatives they have met here. It always includes a progression of impressions in reaction to their new environment. These impressions are often overlooked. In the first show of the 37th round, I accept the cookies, we want to invite you into this secret world.
The artists have been here for a month now. During this time we have been having consultations and closely following their work: both past and current. This was imperative in deciding which pieces would be included in our upcoming shows.
We are currently installing I accept the cookies. It will include works from the entire group. In fact, the salon style hanging was chosen to show how the works correlate and create one single work. The open plan industrial loft studios at Pilotenkueche make it easy for artists to interact if they want to. This group of artists is feeding off each other and taking advantage of the randomness that has them in Leipzig at the same time. They understand this gift.
photos by Pilotenkueche Art Program
I Accept the Cookies will be presented at the Ping Pong Kunstraum. “The title came up as an unpretentious wordplay with the new pilots at the kitchen (the artists at the Pilotenkueche!), baking some cookies and/or being the cookies and also makes reference to the pop-up window you have to accept to continue navigating online. This exhibition does not approach internet issues, but the situation of compromising your privacy in order to access content. In this case, privacy can be understood as the process: the artists unveil their process to the audience. This exhibition is the gateway to the contents you will see in the three following shows.” Vivian Tabach, guest curator.
Come meet the artists. They are a friendly bunch. And, yes, there will be cookies for you to accept.
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Kunstraum PING•PONG
Helmholtzstraße 1
04177 Leipzig, Germany
Vernissage: Thur 01 Nov 2018, 19h
Open: 02 – 04 Nov 17-20h
International Artists:
Ai Ikeda (Montreal, Canada)
Barry Amey (Cornwall, UK)
Buket Savci (NYC, USA)
David Benarroch (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Robert Finn Curry (Madison, Wisconsin, USA)
Jan Yongdeok Lim (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Luca Arboccò (Turin, Italy)
Mihyun Maria Kim (Edmonton, Canada)
Nicholas Adamson (Winnipeg, Canada)
Reinhold Ponesch (Vienna, Austria)
Tamaki Kawaguchi (Osaka, Japan)
Yuuki Horiuchi (Tokyo, Japan)
Local Artist:
Julia Eichler (Halle, Germany)
Curator:
Viviane Tabach (São Paulo, Brazil)
Assistants:
Elias Emtanes (Leipzig, Germany)
Ines Alberty (London, UK)